disinclination
2
8.0
- noun
- /ˌdɪsɪnˌklɪˈneɪʃən/
- Formal
:
desinclinación
- Her disinclination to participate in the project made it difficult for the team to move forward.
And what underlies that ultimately, is a disinclination to die.
- And what underlies that ultimately, is a disinclination to die.
Examples
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Death, distance, and disinclination have taken their toll on the friendships of high school.
Fiction book (1992) -
A curious phenomenon that I notice in these female poets is a disinclination to use inherited idiomatic expressions.
Blog text (17) -
The two families often agreed to the marriage, but if the woman expressed her disinclination to marry, the ceremony did not occur.
Academic text (2018) -
Iraq's disinclination to go to war was even recognized by some American officials.
Academic text (1991) -
This discomfort, I think, may have been responsible for our disinclination to deviate from known roads.
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My mother made a mistake here, for she interpreted this boyish disinclination to quit a game as insolence, which was the one thing she could not bear.
Fiction book (1994) -
On the other hand, those in the 40-and-older age group indicated a stronger disinclination for texting when compared to their younger cohorts.
Academic text (2012) -
Congress's inability and disinclination to conduct comprehensive and systematic oversight hampers its oversight of any bureaucracy.
Academic text (1990) -
Northerners saw Southerners as thin-skinned hypocrites with outsized egos and a general disinclination to work.
Blog text (16) -
An inborn preference for calm had blossomed, absent the hurly-burly of other porcine companions, into a decided disinclination toward any noise or disruption whatsoever.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
110
2.8
A short pause before you speak or act because you feel unsure
68
3.6
A feeling of not wanting to do something or showing little interest
34
3.9
A feeling of not wanting to do something
7
4.2
A short pause before you act because you are not sure
3
5.3
A short pause before doing or saying something because you feel unsure
1
7.7
A small feeling of not wanting to do something
Antonyms
How Willing
194
2.8
110
2.8
68
3.6
- Formal
2
8.0
31
6.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
disinclination = inclination (transparent) = dis + incline + ation
For this sense, 'disinclination' is a straightforward negative or opposite formation from 'inclination' meaning lack of desire or willingness.
Etymology
The word disinclination comes from the parts dis- meaning 'not' and incline meaning 'to lean'. So a disinclination is like 'not leaning' toward something, which is why it means a lack of willingness or a feeling of not wanting to do it.